Land: Australien
Sprog: engelsk
Kilde: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)
calcium folinate, Quantity: 10.8 mg/mL (Equivalent: folinic acid, Qty 10 mg/mL)
Hospira Australia Pty Ltd
Calcium folinate
Injection
Excipient Ingredients: sodium chloride; water for injections; sodium hydroxide; hydrochloric acid
Intramuscular, Intravenous Infusion
5 x 5 mL vial
Medicine Listed (Export Only)
Not scheduled. Not considered by committee
Calcium folinate is indicated a) to reduce the toxicity and neutralise the action of folic acid antagonists such as methotrexate in cytotoxic therapy and overdose in adults and children. In cytotoxic therapy, this procedure is commonly known as ?Calcium Folinate Rescue?; b) in combination with 5-fluorouracil in cytotoxic therapy.
Visual Identification: A clear, straw to pale yellow coloured solution, free from visible particulate matter.; Container Type: Vial; Container Life Time: 2 Years; Container Temperature: Store at 2 to 8 degrees Celsius
Listed (Export Only)
2008-07-11